Arenzville News Summary From September Town Notes
Arenzville and nearby areas report family visits and travels. Peter Arenz and family rest in Kansas while Cory Arentzen visits relatives in Clayton and Mrs J P Pfell travels for illness in Kansas. A saloon sale and new millinery store opening are noted amid school picnic reports and upcoming teaching assignments.
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Arenzville
Peter Arenz
Kansa
Democratic Gies Club
Jos
Stephan
Cincinnati
Mra A. FE. Heinz
HL Coffield
Feederic Street
Mrry Pfell
Chandlerville
Mra J.P Weeks
Clayton
Phosphatic Lemon Ryex Endorsed by Medical Figures
A 1855 letter from Missouri praises a dozen bottles of Phosphatic Lemon Ryex for curing indigestion and nervousness in six weeks. The testimonial also notes a physician’s recommendation and broad usefulness for nervous disorders and weakness.
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Louis Mo
BO. Hoasr
Eclectric and Cine
United States
Missouri
Letter From Kansas Describes OskaLoosa Fair and Local Life
Epiron Entertails reports from OskaLoosa Kansas on September 17 1888. He details a county fair with thriving gardens live stock and hearty meals for 25 cents. James Maines dominates livestock premiums while local women earn praise for arranging displays and feeding attendees.
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OskaLoosa
Kas
Winchester
James Maines
Trtai
Harvest Excursion Ticket Sale Announcement
A harvest excursion for western points will offer tickets on August lth September 1st and August 20th. Ticketing details list Bert Tatty Steers and W H Dutse as organizers with specific face value and age requirements.
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B&q
Western Points
Aigust
Etiaabist
Bert Tatty
Rally Planned by Areasenle Democrats for September 26
Preparations are under way in Areasenle for a grand rally on Wednesday evening September 26. Hon Scott Wike and Hon J W Johnson will speak, with music from bands and drum corps. A torchlight procession will lead the events, with rail fare set at one dollar round trip.
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Scott, Wike
Congress
J. W. Johnson
Pittsfield
Arenzville
Beardstown
Palmer Marching Club
Almanac may have Lincoln case dates altered in 1857 copy
John Husted keeps an old almanac claimed to have aided Abraham Lincoln in the Armstrong case of 1858. The dates appear altered from 1853 to 1857 to place the murder in moonlight. The volume was found with library items once owned by Hon. J. Henry Shaw. Husted seeks an 1857 almanac to verify dates and will pay for loan. Chamber's Colic Cholera remedy advertised.
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John Husted
Abraham Lincoln
Armstrong
Lincoln
Noffs Sorrel Mare Defeated by Overton Colt in Cass County Race
Large crowd gathered two miles below the city to watch The Noffs sorrel mare race Richard Overton’s three year old colt. Start delayed from 3 to 4 30 pm. Overton’s mount led by about 60 feet in the quarter heat. Noff’s mare ran well but couldn’t catch the winner. The match was for 100 a side with additional plug races including Ben Williams’s three year old against a Texas pony. Williams, new to racing, claimed he would beat Cass county’s best with proper training. John Husted has agency for Hurl Burt’s Self Ventilator Renovator and Purifier for feather beds and pillows in Can county and nearby areas.
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Noff
Richard Overton
Overton
Nef
Ben. Williams
Ben
Cass County
Gov Palmer appoints speakers at women’s venues
Governor Palmer announces appointments to speak at several women’s places across Illinois. Events span Sept. 12 in Decatur, Sept. 15 in Grange Park Pulaski County, Sept. 24 Cairo, Sept. 27 Marion, Oct. 1 Monticello, and Sept. 36 Murphysboro with Gen John M. Palmer and Adlai E. Stevenson on Oct. 2 Jacksonville, Oct. 3 Pilla Beld, Oct. 4 Quinby, Oct. 5 Hancock County, and Oct. 6 Galesburg.
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Palmer
Decatur
Cairo
Grange Park
Pulaski County
Murphysboro
Marion
Monticello
John M. Palmer
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jacksonville
Pilla Beld
Quinby
Hancock County
Galesburg
Democratic Party Condemns Trusts in Cleveland Letter
A historical note states the Democratic Party denounces combinations as harmful, labeling them trusts in disguise and linking tariffs to their growth. It cites public and legal rebukes through history and endorses revenue reform to curb their influence.
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Democratic Party
Cleveland
Dead Man's Finger Charm Sells for Two Guineas
A Louisville physician recounts selling a dissected finger to an old woman claiming hoodoo powers. She paid two guineas and asserts the finger empowers a charm that supposedly helps pick race winners. The transaction took place in a medical college dissecting room.
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Louisville
Medical College
Louisville Post
Rally at Indian Creek Stirs Democratic Momentum
Democrats plus the gles club attend a Friday night rally at Indian Creek. Hon. Henry Phillips of Virginia speaks on the 63 cent tax steal and tariff issue. A large turnout of voters fills the precinct as Democrats express enthusiasm and optimism for electing the full ticket.
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Gles Club
Indian Creek
Henry Phillips
Virginia
Land Transfers and Property Deeds Across Case County
A listing of multiple 1904 1909 property transfers and legal deeds in Case County. Transactions include J B F Gridley and A Clowe fields in Ashland and Beardstown areas. various parcel purchases, tax deeds, and partitions involving residents such as Mary Logsdon Joan O Smith F B Downing Henry McDonald Virginia properties and others.
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Gridley
Ashland
Joan O. Smith
Louis Zeiglemeyer
F. Robinson
F. BE. Downing
J. ¥. Robinson
W. W. Looker
B. H. Perrin
Virginia
Mary
Henry McDonald
Dorothy Rew
Othera
Wa. c
John H. Hageneck
Brown
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